The Gaslight Diaries

lelalovelee101

A podcast so raw it feels illegal to listen in. A business woman’s fight for respect, survival, and freedom paired with a blueprint to rebuild a soft life without struggle. Lela Love Lee is a Native/ African American artist, entrepreneur, and lifestyle influencer based in Massachusetts. She is the founder of Lifestyle Influencers and the creator of the Grow Up to Glow Up manual, designed to help women heal, redefine success, and build a soft life without struggle. Her work blends creativity, empowerment, and practical guidance for women ready to reclaim their glow.

  1. 4d ago

    Finally Broken Up But You Still Can't Break Me

    The moment we’ve all been waiting for: the breakup. Years of manipulation, abuse, and emotional chaos finally culminate in a dramatic, cathartic exit. This isn’t just a breakup it’s a full reckoning, physically marked by a confrontation that involved police intervention, and emotionally marked by the release of tears, rage, and ultimate clarity. Lela shares the most raw and unfiltered emotions of letting go: anger, heartbreak, and the hard-earned ability to fully detach and hate someone who caused so much pain. This is the most rewarding breakup of her life the only one where there will be no friendship, no casual contact, and no lingering feelings. Listeners witness a woman reclaiming her power, her peace, and her life from the hands of manipulation and abuse. 👉🏾 Trigger Warning: Physical violence, emotional abuse, police involvement, extreme rage, explicit language. Thanks for tuning in to today’s episode of The Gaslight Diaries. If this conversation hit home for you, don’t forget to subscribe, share, and leave a review your support helps this show reach more people who need it. For more tools to help you heal, glow up, and create your own soft life, check out my Grow Up to Glow Up Manual along with other books, journals, and resources available now in my online store. 👉🏾 Shop Books & Products Here: www.luxelifebylela.com 👉🏾 Follow My Art & Lifestyle Brand: www.lelalovelee.com 👉🏾 Connect with Me on TikTok & Instagram: @TheArtistLela @lelaluvlee Every purchase goes right back into supporting this podcast and empowering women like you to rebuild, reclaim, and rise. "Until next time, protect your peace, honor your glow, and remember, you deserve a life without struggle

    22 min
  2. Jun 7

    I’ll HitchHike To NY Before I Let You Stop Me From Visiting My Daughter

    In this bonus episode of The Gaslight Diaries, listeners are taken inside one of the most heartbreaking moments of Lela’s journey. All she wants is the simple, sacred act of visiting her daughter’s grave. But under John’s manipulative control, even that is denied. With his grip on her finances, mobility, and independence, he uses the car and the house as tools of power—leaving her trapped in her grief. This raw audio recording captures the intersection of mourning, manipulation, and the cruelty of being silenced in moments that should belong only to love and remembrance. 👉🏾 Trigger Warning: Grief, emotional abuse, control, explicit language. Thanks for tuning in to today’s episode of The Gaslight Diaries. If this conversation hit home for you, don’t forget to subscribe, share, and leave a review your support helps this show reach more people who need it. For more tools to help you heal, glow up, and create your own soft life, check out my Grow Up to Glow Up Manual along with other books, journals, and resources available now in my online store. 👉🏾 Shop Books & Products Here: www.luxelifebylela.com 👉🏾 Follow My Art & Lifestyle Brand: www.lelalovelee.com 👉🏾 Connect with Me on TikTok & Instagram: @TheArtistLela @lelaluvlee Every purchase goes right back into supporting this podcast and empowering women like you to rebuild, reclaim, and rise. "Until next time, protect your peace, honor your glow, and remember, you deserve a life without struggle

    1 min
  3. May 17

    If I'm Destined To Die Can I be with my Family

    Lela opens up about the relentless psychological abuse that has pushed her to the edge. Every day in this house is a gauntlet: threats, intimidation, and constant reminders that her life is at risk. In this intense episode, she reflects on the despair of wondering if she’s destined to die, questioning what it even means to live under these conditions, and longing for the safety and freedom to be with her family or loved ones. This confessional exposes the crushing weight of fear, control, and manipulation—and the resilience it takes to survive. 👉🏾 Trigger Warning: Emotional abuse, threats of death, confinement, extreme psychological trauma, explicit language. Thanks for tuning in to today’s episode of The Gaslight Diaries. If this conversation hit home for you, don’t forget to subscribe, share, and leave a review your support helps this show reach more people who need it. For more tools to help you heal, glow up, and create your own soft life, check out my Grow Up to Glow Up Manual along with other books, journals, and resources available now in my online store. 👉🏾 Shop Books & Products Here: www.luxelifebylela.com 👉🏾 Follow My Art & Lifestyle Brand: www.lelalovelee.com 👉🏾 Connect with Me on TikTok & Instagram: @TheArtistLela @lelaluvlee Every purchase goes right back into supporting this podcast and empowering women like you to rebuild, reclaim, and rise. "Until next time, protect your peace, honor your glow, and remember, you deserve a life without struggle

    2 min
  4. May 3

    Confessional: I’m Constantly Being Manipulated And It’s Making Me Sick

    Lela goes to the mic in her most vulnerable episode yet. Constant manipulation has left her sick, trapped, and isolated prisoner in her own home. Nearly 30 days have passed without seeing sunlight, limited only to bathroom breaks, and she has lost track of day and night. This episode dives into the harrowing experience of confinement, psychological abuse, and the creeping awareness of Stockholm syndrome. Lela shares the raw truth of what it feels like to want to fight back for freedom, to reclaim life, and to survive when your personal space, sanity, and safety are under siege. 👉🏾 Trigger Warning: Extreme emotional abuse, confinement, psychological trauma, explicit language, discussions of anger and self-preservation. Thanks for tuning in to today’s episode of The Gaslight Diaries. If this conversation hit home for you, don’t forget to subscribe, share, and leave a review your support helps this show reach more people who need it. For more tools to help you heal, glow up, and create your own soft life, check out my Grow Up to Glow Up Manual along with other books, journals, and resources available now in my online store. 👉🏾 Shop Books & Products Here: www.luxelifebylela.com 👉🏾 Follow My Art & Lifestyle Brand: www.lelalovelee.com 👉🏾 Connect with Me on TikTok & Instagram: @TheArtistLela @lelaluvlee Every purchase goes right back into supporting this podcast and empowering women like you to rebuild, reclaim, and rise. "Until next time, protect your peace, honor your glow, and remember, you deserve a life without struggle

    21 min
  5. Apr 19

    Your Are Seriously Driving Me Covid Crazy

    Every day, all day, the chaos never stops. Lela’s reality: the news blaring, the radio blasting, and a roommate whose presence amplifies the noise while she’s dealing with PMS, exhaustion, and the mental load of manipulation. In this explosive episode, listeners get an unfiltered look at the point where frustration meets burnout, and how living in constant chaos can push anyone to the edge. It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s a front-row seat to surviving mental, emotional, and environmental stress while keeping your sanity intact. 👉🏾 Trigger Warning: Emotional stress, explicit language, frustration, conflict, burnout. Thanks for tuning in to today’s episode of The Gaslight Diaries. If this conversation hit home for you, don’t forget to subscribe, share, and leave a review your support helps this show reach more people who need it. For more tools to help you heal, glow up, and create your own soft life, check out my Grow Up to Glow Up Manual along with other books, journals, and resources available now in my online store. 👉🏾 Shop Books & Products Here: www.luxelifebylela.com 👉🏾 Follow My Art & Lifestyle Brand: www.lelalovelee.com 👉🏾 Connect with Me on TikTok & Instagram: @TheArtistLela @lelaluvlee Every purchase goes right back into supporting this podcast and empowering women like you to rebuild, reclaim, and rise. "Until next time, protect your peace, honor your glow, and remember, you deserve a life without struggle

    3 min
  6. Apr 12

    Pandemic Paranoia Chronicles of the Covid Crybaby 2

    The manipulation doesn’t stop. In Part 2, John’s control tactics intensify—turning even minor decisions into power plays. Lela is forced to navigate a world where access to her own mobility, freedom, and social connections is restricted, all while John uses his illness and fear as leverage. This episode dives deeper into the psychological toll of living under someone who weaponizes health crises and authority to maintain dominance. From absurd restrictions to emotional gaslighting, listeners get an unfiltered look at the chaos Lela faces—and how she begins strategizing her escape. 👉🏾 Trigger Warning: Emotional abuse, control tactics, gaslighting, explicit language, COVID-related anxiety Thanks for tuning in to today’s episode of The Gaslight Diaries. If this conversation hit home for you, don’t forget to subscribe, share, and leave a review your support helps this show reach more people who need it. For more tools to help you heal, glow up, and create your own soft life, check out my Grow Up to Glow Up Manual along with other books, journals, and resources available now in my online store. 👉🏾 Shop Books & Products Here: www.luxelifebylela.com 👉🏾 Follow My Art & Lifestyle Brand: www.lelalovelee.com 👉🏾 Connect with Me on TikTok & Instagram: @TheArtistLela @lelaluvlee Every purchase goes right back into supporting this podcast and empowering women like you to rebuild, reclaim, and rise. "Until next time, protect your peace, honor your glow, and remember, you deserve a life without struggle

    20 min

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A podcast so raw it feels illegal to listen in. A business woman’s fight for respect, survival, and freedom paired with a blueprint to rebuild a soft life without struggle. Lela Love Lee is a Native/ African American artist, entrepreneur, and lifestyle influencer based in Massachusetts. She is the founder of Lifestyle Influencers and the creator of the Grow Up to Glow Up manual, designed to help women heal, redefine success, and build a soft life without struggle. Her work blends creativity, empowerment, and practical guidance for women ready to reclaim their glow.